# Sauber C7 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sauber_C7 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sauber_C7.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauber_C7 > Source revision: 1284716363 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1983 Group C prototype race car Racing car model Sauber C7 Category Group C Prototype Constructor Sauber Motorsport Predecessor Sauber SHS C6 Successor Sauber C8 Technical specifications Competition history The **Sauber C7** was a [Group C](/source/Group_C) [prototype](/source/Prototype) [race car](/source/Race_car) built by Swiss manufacturer [Sauber](/source/Sauber) for competition in the [World Sportscar Championship](/source/World_Sportscar_Championship).[1] Meant to replace Sauber's previous effort, the [SHS C6](/source/Sauber_SHS_C6), the C7 would continue Sauber's initial failed development of the [BMW *M88*](/source/BMW_M88) 3.5L [I6](/source/Straight-6) engine in the SHS C6. Debuting at the [1983 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/1983_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), the fourth round of the [World Sportscar Championship](/source/World_Sportscar_Championship), the Sauber C7 finished an impressive 9th, behind eight [Porsche 956s](/source/Porsche_956).[2] The C7 would appear again at Fuji, where it would finish 10th overall. However, development of the C7, of which only one chassis existed, came to a halt after the brief 1983 season. Sauber would begin a brief hiatus from sports car racing, forcing the team to sell their lone C7 chassis to El Salvador outfit Fomfor Racing, who took the car to the United States to participate in the 1984 [IMSA](/source/International_Motor_Sports_Association) [Camel GT championship](/source/IMSA_GT_Championship). The team retained the economical BMW M88 motor for the first five races of the season, with a best result of 7th at [Road Atlanta](/source/Road_Atlanta) before the team dropped out of the championship. They would make one final appearance at the series finale at [Daytona](/source/Daytona_International_Speedway), except now using a [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet) 6.0L V8 in place of the BMW motor, where the team would finish 11th overall. Fomfor Racing attempted to continue into 1985, appearing for only two races, in Miami for IMSA where they did not finish and [Mosport](/source/Mosport) for the [World Sportscar Championship](/source/World_Sportscar_Championship) 7th overall. However, the team would fold soon after, thus bringing the C7's career to a quick end after only just over a full season of use. Sauber would return to sportscar development after a year off with their partnership with [Mercedes-Benz](/source/Mercedes-Benz) and the [Sauber C8](/source/Sauber_C8), which carried over a large number of design traits from the C7. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sauber c7 - specs, photos, videos and more on TopWorldAuto"](https://topworldauto.com/cars/sauber/sauber-c7.html). *topworldauto.com*. Retrieved 2022-06-16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["A Golden Jubilee for Sauber Motorsport"](https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/f1-news/a-golden-jubilee-for-sauber-motorsport/). *Sauber Group*. Retrieved 2022-06-16. v t e Sauber Motorsport Founder Peter Sauber Notable personnel Mariano Alperin Alessandro Alunni Bravi Andrea Benisi Jörn Becker Mattia Binotto Ruth Buscombe Dirk de Beer Lucia Conconi André de Cortanze Giampaolo Dall'Ara Elliot Dason-Barber Rémi Decorzent Gabriele Delli Colli Jost Capito Alessandro Cinelli Alex Chan Steve Clark Jacky Eeckelaert Luca Furbatto Eric Gandelin Craig Gardiner Brendan Gilhome René Hilhorst [ja] Nicolas Hennel Monisha Kaltenborn James Key Mike Krack Axel Kruse [pt] Urs Kuratle Josef Leberer Amiel Lindesay Jose Manuel López Tim Malyon Jan Monchaux Matt Morris Seamus Mullarkey Francesco Nenci Steve Nichols Tom McCullough John Owen Steven Petrik Pascal Picci [pt] Xevi Pujolar Willy Rampf Leo Ress [ja] Simone Resta Sergio Rinland Iñaki Rueda Paul Russell Tony Salter Marco Schüpbach Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Erik Schuivens Mark Smith Julien Simon-Chautemps Stefano Sordo Lee Stevenson Willem Toet Mario Theissen Frédéric Vasseur Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jonathan Wheatley Max Welti Ian Wright Jörg Zander Beat Zehnder Christoph Zimmermann Notable drivers Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Nico Hülkenberg Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas Gabriel Bortoleto Former drivers See category Sportscars C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SHS C6 C7 C8 C9 C11 C291 C292 Formula One cars C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 As BMW Sauber F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 As Alfa Romeo C38 C39 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 Related Audi in Formula One Alfa Romeo in Formula One BMW in Formula One Sauber Academy This sports car racing-related article is a stub. 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